Jimmy P Ashworth:
CLASS OF 1958
W.B. Ray High SchoolClass of 1958
Corpus christi, TX
U.S. Army War CollegeClass of 1985
Carlisle, PA
University of Kansas - Political ScienceClass of 1976
Lawrence, KS
Command & Staff CollegeClass of 1975
Leavenworth, KS
University of Nebraska - OmahaClass of 1971
Omaha, NE
Jimmy P's Story
Life
SHORT OVERVIEW OF WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST 45 YEARS ;-)
I LEFT CORPUS IN OCT 1961 TO SPEND THREE YEARS IN THE ARMY AND SEE SOME OF THE WORLD. I WENT IN AS A PRIVATE AND MY PLAN WAS TO SERVE MY THREE YEARS AND THEN RETURN TO CORPUS, GET INTO THE TEXAS RANGERS, AND THEN AFTER A FEW YEARS, JOIN THE FBI. WELL !!! 31 VERY ENJOYABLE, EXCITING YEARS LATER I RETIRED AS A COLONEL. IN THE ENLISTED RANKS, I REACHED SERGEANT THEN ATTENDED INFANTRY OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS), GRADUATING AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT. DURING THOSE 31 YEARS I SPENT MOST OF MY TIME AS AN AIRBORNE, RANGER, SPECIAL FORCES (GREEN BERET), INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. I SPENT MOST OF MY YEARS IN SPECIALIZED TYPE UNITS, DOING ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE - ESPECIALLY DURING THE YEARS I WAS A LIEUTENANT THROUGH MAJOR .
I SPENT MOST OF MY TIME IN ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA. I WAS IN COMBAT IN VIET NAM (TWO TOURS) AND GRENADA. I ALSO SPENT THREE YEARS AS THE MILITARY ATTACHE TO THE US AMBASSADOR IN THE US EMBASSY, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. I WAS IN EVERY COUNTRY IN SOUTH AMERICA, EXCEPT THE GUIANA S. IN CENTRAL AMERICA I WORKED IN AND AROUND PANAMA, NICARAGUA, HONDURAS, COSTA RICA. I WAS IN MOST OF THE FRENCH, BRITISH AND US VIRGIN ISLANDS, AS WELL AS, BARBADOS AND GRENADA. IN ASIA, I WAS IN VIET NAM, CAMBODIA, THAILAND, TAIWAN CHINA, HONG KONG CHINA, MACAO, OKINAWA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, KOREA, NEPAL, BANGLADESH, INDIA AND HAWAII ;-)
MY LAST ASSIGNMENT IN THE MILITARY WAS IN HAWAII, WHERE I SPENT TWO OF THE LAST FOUR YEARS OF MY MILITARY CAREER AS A BRIGADE COMMANDER --703RD MILI. INTELLIGENCE BRIGADE AND FIELD STATION KUNIA (2100 PERSONNEL). NEXT I BECAME THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO THE COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE ARMY IN THE PACIFIC; THEN WAS SELECTED TO BE THE CHIEF-OF-STAFF FOR THE ARMY IN THE PACIFIC (BRIGADIER GENERAL POSITION); AND THEN WHEN OUR TWO STAR MAJOR GENERAL BECAME ILL AND HAD TO LEAVE EARLY, I ASSUMED HIS JOB AS DEPUTY COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE ARMY IN THE PACIFIC - MY LAST JOB.
ADDITIONALLY, DURING MY CAREER I COMMANDED A SPECIAL FORCES,SPECIAL OPERATIONS DET., AN INTELLIGENCE BATTALION, A SPECIAL OPERATIONS BATTALION AND I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING SELECTED INTO THE INFANTRY OFFICER HALL OF FAME AT FORT BENNING, GA.
I HAVE A BACHELOR OF SCIE...Expand for more
NCE DEGREE IN CRIMINOLOGY (LAW ENFORCEMENT & CORR.), U.OF NEBRASKA, OMAHA. A MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (FOREIGN AFFAIRS), U. OF KANSAS, LAWRENCE, KS; AND FINALLY TWO MASTERS EQUIVALENT DEGREES FROM THE US ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE, FT. LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS; AND THE NATIONAL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE COLLEGE, WASHINGTON, DC; AND AN EQUIVALENT PhD DEGREE FROM THE US ARMY WAR COLLEGE, CARLSILE, PENN. ADDITIONALLY, I AM A GRADUATE OF RICE UNIVERSITY'S ADVANCE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, HOUSTON, TX; THE ARMY'S AIRBORNE SCH. (HONOR GRAD); ARMY AIRBORNE JUMPMASTER COURSE; SPECIAL FORCES (GREEN BERET) QUALIFICATION COURSE; RANGER QUALIFICATION SCHOOL; NUMEROUS INTELLIGENCE AND CIA COURSES; AND COMPLETED THE VIETNAMESE & SPANISH TRAINING COURSES AT THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE WEST COAST & STATE DEPARTMENT LANGUAGE SCHOOLS.
AFTER RETIRING I DIVORCED AND LIVED IN FAIRFAX, VA AS A SINGLE PARENT FOR FOUR YEARS WHILE MY YOUNGEST SON COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL. I WORKED AS AN AREA MANAGER FOR THE WACKENHUT SECURITY CORP, UNTIL MY SON WENT OFF TO COLLEGE. THEN, IN 1999, I MOVED TO SAN ANTONIO TEXAS WHERE, AFTER FOUR YEARS, I LEFT THE WACKENHUT CORP. AND STARTED MY ON COMPANY, ACUITY SECURITY SOLUTIONS ... I GOT MARRIED IN 2004 TO MY SWEET WIFE KATHI - ALSO FROM CORPUS- BUT QUITE A FEW YEARS BEHIND MOST OF US. TOGETHER WE HAVE 3 BOYS AND TWO GIRLS (TWO BOYS ARE MINE - ONE BOY AND TWO GIRLS ARE HERS. MY OLDEST IS A SUPERVISOR FOR UPS, THE YOUNGEST IS A CAPTAIN IN THE ARMY (2 TOURS IN IRAQ), KATHI'S SON IS A MARINE CAPTAIN AND FLIES C130 AIRPLANES, HER OLDEST DAUGHTER IS IN HER LAST YEAR OF MEDICAL SCHOOL AND THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER IS 23 AND IS IN HER LAST YEAR AT UTSA). 5 GRANDCHILDREN-BY MY SONS. MY HOBBIES ARE SCUBA DIVING AND RIDING MY HARLEY HERITAGE SOFT TAIL. I'VE SLOWED DOWN AND NOW ONLY WORK 'AS NEEDED', IF REQUESTED TO DO A VULNERABILITY INSPECTION OR A PENETRATION OPERATION- WHICH ARE MY SPECIALTIES, THEN I HANDLE THOSE FROM START TO FINISH.
FEB 2010 ADD ON... I AM NOW FULLY RETIRED BUT AM WORKING HARDER NOW THAT WHEN I WAS WORKING FULL TIME. I AM PRESIDENT OF OUR HOME OWNERS ASSO. AND ON A FEW OTHER BOARDS / COMMITTEES WHICH KEEP ME SO BUSY THAT I CAN'T GET MY PERSONAL THINGS DONE. MORE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
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